Ernest Whitman was born on February 21, 1893, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was a Negro actor, known for Road to Zanzibar (1941), Cabin in the Sky (1943) and The Return of Frank James (1940). He died on August 5, 1954, in Hollywood, California, of a heart attack.
Known For
| Birth Location | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1893-02-21 |
| Died | 1954-08-05 |
Movies
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1953
Half-Pint Pygmy
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
1947
Banjo
as Uncle Jasper
1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Mordecai
1947
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
1945
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
1943
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
1943
Among the Living
as Pompey
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Feets Johnson
1941
The Get-Away
as Moose Jones
1941
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
1941
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
as First Fisherman
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
1940
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
1940
Maryland
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
1940
Safari
as Witch doctor
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Colored Gentleman
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
1940
Congo Maisie
as Varnai
1940
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939
Tell No Tales
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
1939
6,000 Enemies
as Willie (uncredited)
1939
Jesse James
as Pinkie
1939
Pacific Liner
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
1939
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
as Roustabout (uncredited)
1937
White Hunter
as Abdi
1936
The Green Pastures
as Pharaoh
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
1936
King for a Day
as Mr. Brown
1934
Ernest Whitman hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows